The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

While the Webb Telescope watched exoplanet K2‑18b glide across its parent star, sulfur‑bearing gases appeared in the planet’s ...

A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope ... independent groups who study the same data and analyze it for the chemical signature of the molecules. Madhusudhan said the data the study team analyzed ...

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...

An astonishing discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope may rewrite our understanding of the Universe’s early years. A ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

It’s nearly the size of a tennis court, and it folds and unfolds. It was named after James E. Webb, a former NASA administrator.